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New Delhi
The current session of the Indian parliament is to be cut short as Covid-19 cases continue to surge, crossing 5.4 million on Sunday.
Another 92,605 COVID-19 cases were reported on Saturday, according to the Health Ministry, along with 1,113 deaths, taking that total to 86,752.
India is among the worst-hit countries, second only to the United States with 6.7 million cases.
The decision to curtail the current 14-day session of parliament was taken at a meeting of representatives of the government and political parties in parliament on Saturday, a parliamentary secretariat official said.
The short session of parliament from September 14 to October 1 had been called to enable the passing of crucial legislation.
At least 25 lawmakers were found to be positive for the coronavirus during mandatory testing before the opening of the session and were quarantined, NDTV news channel reported.
But three more lawmakers, including two ministers, who had been attending parliament, have tested positive in the past week.
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